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M-22 - Municipalities Act

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Definitions
1In this Act
“clerk” means a municipal clerk appointed under section 74;(secrétaire)
“committee of council” means a committee provided for or created by a municipality under the authority of subsection 4(3) or under the authority of a municipal charter or a private or special Act;(comité du conseil)
“council” means the mayor and councillors of a municipality;(conseil)
“councillor” means a member of a council other than a mayor;(conseiller)
“credit union” means a credit union as defined in the Credit Unions Act;(caisse populaire)
“local service district tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the community funding and equalization grant under the Community Funding Act is determined as(assiette fiscal de district de services locaux)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a local service district, excluding real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a local service district owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a local service district owned by the Crown in right of Canada; and
(d) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a local service district referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“member of a council” means any person elected to a council;(membre d’un conseil)
“member of a rural community council” means any person elected to a rural community council;(membre d’un conseil d’une communauté rurale)
“Minister” means the Minister of Environment and Local Government and includes anyone designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“municipality” means a city, town or village;(municipalité)
“municipal tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the community funding and equalization grant under the Community Funding Act is determined as(assiette fiscale municipale)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a municipality, excluding
(i) real property owned by the municipality,
(ii) real property of utility commissions owned by the municipality, and
(iii) real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a municipality owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a municipality owned by the Crown in right of Canada;
(c.1) the assessed value of real property in a municipality that is exempt from taxation under paragraph 4(1)(l) of the Assessment Act; and
(d) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a municipality referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“personal information” means information about an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(renseignements personnels)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“quorum” means a majority of the full number of members of a council, that number being determined in accordance with section 28 or 29;(quorum)
“retail business” means a retail business as defined in the Days of Rest Act;(commerce au détail)
“rural community” means an area incorporated as a rural community under section 190.072;(communauté rurale)
“rural community clerk” means a rural community clerk appointed under subsection 190.077(2);(greffier de la communauté rurale)
“rural community committee” Repealed: 2005, c.7, s.49
“rural community council” means the rural community mayor and rural community councillors of a rural community;(conseil d’une communauté rurale)
“rural community councillor” means a member of a rural community council other than the rural community mayor;(conseiller d’une communauté rurale)
“rural community tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the community funding and equalization grant under the Community Funding Act is determined as(assiette fiscale de la communauté rurale)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a rural community, excluding
(i) real property owned by the rural community,
(ii) real property of utility commissions owned by the rural community, and
(iii) real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a rural community owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a rural community owned by the Crown in right of Canada;
(d) the assessed value of real property in a rural community that is exempt from taxation under paragraph 4(1)(l) of the Assessment Act; and
(e) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a rural community referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“ward” includes district;(quartier)
“weekly day of rest” means the weekly day of rest as defined in the Days of Rest Act.(jour de repos hebdomadaire)
1966, c.20, s.1; 1967, c.56, s.1; 1971, c.50, s.1; 1972, c.49, s.1; 1983, c.56, s.1; 1986, c.8, s.83; 1987, c.39, s.5; 1989, c.55, s.39; 1992, c.2, s.40; 1994, c.93, s.1; 1995, c.49, s.1; 1996, c.83, s.16; 1998, c.41, s.78; 2000, c.26, s.206; 2003, c.27, s.1; 2003, c.32, s.3; 2004, c.24, s.3; 2005, c.7, s.49; 2006, c.16, s.119; 2012, c.39, s.94; 2012, c.56, s.31
Definitions
1In this Act
“clerk” means a municipal clerk appointed under section 74;(secrétaire)
“committee of council” means a committee provided for or created by a municipality under the authority of subsection 4(3) or under the authority of a municipal charter or a private or special Act;(comité du conseil)
“council” means the mayor and councillors of a municipality;(conseil)
“councillor” means a member of a council other than a mayor;(conseiller)
“credit union” means a credit union as defined in the Credit Unions Act;(caisse populaire)
“local service district tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the community funding and equalization grant under the Community Funding Act is determined as(assiette fiscal de district de services locaux)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a local service district, excluding real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a local service district owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a local service district owned by the Crown in right of Canada; and
(d) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a local service district referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“member of a council” means any person elected to a council;(membre d’un conseil)
“member of a rural community council” means any person elected to a rural community council;(membre d’un conseil d’une communauté rurale)
“Minister” means the Minister of Environment and Local Government and includes anyone designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“municipality” means a city, town or village;(municipalité)
“municipal tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the community funding and equalization grant under the Community Funding Act is determined as(assiette fiscale municipale)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a municipality, excluding
(i) real property owned by the municipality,
(ii) real property of utility commissions owned by the municipality, and
(iii) real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a municipality owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a municipality owned by the Crown in right of Canada;
(c.1) the assessed value of real property in a municipality that is exempt from taxation under paragraph 4(1)(l) of the Assessment Act; and
(d) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a municipality referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“personal information” means information about an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(renseignements personnels)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“quorum” means a majority of the full number of members of a council, that number being determined in accordance with section 28 or 29;(quorum)
“retail business” means a retail business as defined in the Days of Rest Act;(commerce au détail)
“rural community” means an area incorporated as a rural community under section 190.072;(communauté rurale)
“rural community clerk” means a rural community clerk appointed under subsection 190.077(2);(greffier de la communauté rurale)
“rural community committee” Repealed: 2005, c.7, s.49
“rural community council” means the rural community mayor and rural community councillors of a rural community;(conseil d’une communauté rurale)
“rural community councillor” means a member of a rural community council other than the rural community mayor;(conseiller d’une communauté rurale)
“rural community tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the community funding and equalization grant under the Community Funding Act is determined as(assiette fiscale de la communauté rurale)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a rural community, excluding
(i) real property owned by the rural community,
(ii) real property of utility commissions owned by the rural community, and
(iii) real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a rural community owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a rural community owned by the Crown in right of Canada;
(d) the assessed value of real property in a rural community that is exempt from taxation under paragraph 4(1)(l) of the Assessment Act; and
(e) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a rural community referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“ward” includes district;(quartier)
“weekly day of rest” means the weekly day of rest as defined in the Days of Rest Act.(jour de repos hebdomadaire)
1966, c.20, s.1; 1967, c.56, s.1; 1971, c.50, s.1; 1972, c.49, s.1; 1983, c.56, s.1; 1986, c.8, s.83; 1987, c.39, s.5; 1989, c.55, s.39; 1992, c.2, s.40; 1994, c.93, s.1; 1995, c.49, s.1; 1996, c.83, s.16; 1998, c.41, s.78; 2000, c.26, s.206; 2003, c.27, s.1; 2003, c.32, s.3; 2004, c.24, s.3; 2005, c.7, s.49; 2006, c.16, s.119; 2012, c.39, s.94; 2012, c.56, s.31
Definitions
1In this Act
“clerk” means a municipal clerk appointed under section 74;(secrétaire)
“committee of council” means a committee provided for or created by a municipality under the authority of subsection 4(3) or under the authority of a municipal charter or a private or special Act;(comité du conseil)
“council” means the mayor and councillors of a municipality;(conseil)
“councillor” means a member of a council other than a mayor;(conseiller)
“credit union” means a credit union as defined in the Credit Unions Act;(caisse populaire)
“local service district tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the unconditional grant under the Municipal Assistance Act is determined as(assiette fiscal de district de services locaux)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a local service district, excluding real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a local service district owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a local service district owned by the Crown in right of Canada; and
(d) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a local service district referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“member of a council” means any person elected to a council;(membre d’un conseil)
“member of a rural community council” means any person elected to a rural community council;(membre d’un conseil d’une communauté rurale)
“Minister” means the Minister of Environment and Local Government and includes anyone designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“municipality” means a city, town or village;(municipalité)
“municipal tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the unconditional grant under the Municipal Assistance Act is determined as(assiette fiscale municipale)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a municipality, excluding
(i) real property owned by the municipality,
(ii) real property of utility commissions owned by the municipality, and
(iii) real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a municipality owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a municipality owned by the Crown in right of Canada;
(c.1) the assessed value of real property in a municipality that is exempt from taxation under paragraph 4(1)(l) of the Assessment Act; and
(d) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a municipality referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“personal information” means information about an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(renseignements personnels)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“quorum” means a majority of the full number of members of a council, that number being determined in accordance with section 28 or 29;(quorum)
“retail business” means a retail business as defined in the Days of Rest Act;(commerce au détail)
“rural community” means an area incorporated as a rural community under section 190.072;(communauté rurale)
“rural community clerk” means a rural community clerk appointed under subsection 190.077(2);(greffier de la communauté rurale)
“rural community committee” Repealed: 2005, c.7, s.49
“rural community council” means the rural community mayor and rural community councillors of a rural community;(conseil d’une communauté rurale)
“rural community councillor” means a member of a rural community council other than the rural community mayor;(conseiller d’une communauté rurale)
“rural community tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the unconditional grant under the Municipal Assistance Act is determined as(assiette fiscale de la communauté rurale)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a rural community, excluding
(i) real property owned by the rural community,
(ii) real property of utility commissions owned by the rural community, and
(iii) real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a rural community owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a rural community owned by the Crown in right of Canada;
(d) the assessed value of real property in a rural community that is exempt from taxation under paragraph 4(1)(l) of the Assessment Act; and
(e) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a rural community referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“ward” includes district;(quartier)
“weekly day of rest” means the weekly day of rest as defined in the Days of Rest Act.(jour de repos hebdomadaire)
1966, c.20, s.1; 1967, c.56, s.1; 1971, c.50, s.1; 1972, c.49, s.1; 1983, c.56, s.1; 1986, c.8, s.83; 1987, c.39, s.5; 1989, c.55, s.39; 1992, c.2, s.40; 1994, c.93, s.1; 1995, c.49, s.1; 1996, c.83, s.16; 1998, c.41, s.78; 2000, c.26, s.206; 2003, c.27, s.1; 2003, c.32, s.3; 2004, c.24, s.3; 2005, c.7, s.49; 2006, c.16, s.119; 2012, c.39, s.94
Definitions
1In this Act
“clerk” means a municipal clerk appointed under section 74;(secrétaire)
“committee of council” means a committee provided for or created by a municipality under the authority of subsection 4(3) or under the authority of a municipal charter or a private or special Act;(comité du conseil)
“council” means the mayor and councillors of a municipality;(conseil)
“councillor” means a member of a council other than a mayor;(conseiller)
“credit union” means a credit union as defined in the Credit Unions Act;(caisse populaire)
“local service district tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the unconditional grant under the Municipal Assistance Act is determined as(assiette fiscal de district de services locaux)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a local service district, excluding real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a local service district owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a local service district owned by the Crown in right of Canada; and
(d) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a local service district referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“member of a council” means any person elected to a council;(membre d’un conseil)
“member of a rural community council” means any person elected to a rural community council;(membre d’un conseil d’une communauté rurale)
“Minister” means the Minister of Local Government and includes anyone designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“municipality” means a city, town or village;(municipalité)
“municipal tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the unconditional grant under the Municipal Assistance Act is determined as(assiette fiscale municipale)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a municipality, excluding
(i) real property owned by the municipality,
(ii) real property of utility commissions owned by the municipality, and
(iii) real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a municipality owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a municipality owned by the Crown in right of Canada;
(c.1) the assessed value of real property in a municipality that is exempt from taxation under paragraph 4(1)(l) of the Assessment Act; and
(d) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a municipality referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“personal information” means information about an individual who can be identified by the contents of information because the information(renseignements personnels)
(a) includes the individual’s name,
(b) makes the individual’s identity obvious, or
(c) is likely in the circumstances to be combined with other information that includes the individual’s name or makes the individual’s identity obvious;
“quorum” means a majority of the full number of members of a council, that number being determined in accordance with section 28 or 29;(quorum)
“retail business” means a retail business as defined in the Days of Rest Act;(commerce au détail)
“rural community” means an area incorporated as a rural community under section 190.072;(communauté rurale)
“rural community clerk” means a rural community clerk appointed under subsection 190.077(2);(greffier de la communauté rurale)
“rural community committee” Repealed: 2005, c.7, s.49
“rural community council” means the rural community mayor and rural community councillors of a rural community;(conseil d’une communauté rurale)
“rural community councillor” means a member of a rural community council other than the rural community mayor;(conseiller d’une communauté rurale)
“rural community tax base” means the amount computed on or before October 15 or as soon thereafter as is practicable of the year previous to the year in respect of which the unconditional grant under the Municipal Assistance Act is determined as(assiette fiscale de la communauté rurale)
(a) the total assessed value of all real property liable to taxation under the Assessment Act in a rural community, excluding
(i) real property owned by the rural community,
(ii) real property of utility commissions owned by the rural community, and
(iii) real property referred to in paragraph (b.1) of the definition “real property” under the Assessment Act;
(b) the assessed value of all real property in a rural community owned by the Crown in right of New Brunswick;
(c) the assessed value of real property in a rural community owned by the Crown in right of Canada;
(d) the assessed value of real property in a rural community that is exempt from taxation under paragraph 4(1)(l) of the Assessment Act; and
(e) one-half of the assessed value of any real property in a rural community referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) that is “non-residential property” as defined under section 1 of the Assessment Act;
“ward” includes district;(quartier)
“weekly day of rest” means the weekly day of rest as defined in the Days of Rest Act.(jour de repos hebdomadaire)
1966, c.20, s.1; 1967, c.56, s.1; 1971, c.50, s.1; 1972, c.49, s.1; 1983, c.56, s.1; 1986, c.8, s.83; 1987, c.39, s.5; 1989, c.55, s.39; 1992, c.2, s.40; 1994, c.93, s.1; 1995, c.49, s.1; 1996, c.83, s.16; 1998, c.41, s.78; 2000, c.26, s.206; 2003, c.27, s.1; 2003, c.32, s.3; 2004, c.24, s.3; 2005, c.7, s.49; 2006, c.16, s.119